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On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

News post by Megan Cox on April 2, 2013 - 9:03am; tagged Claudette Colvin, ERA, Mad Men, Sexual Violence, slut-shaming, Women in Journalism.

 

Good morning! Here's the feminist news on our radar.

  • Today, Arkansas might be the 36th state to ratify the ERA. Help show your support and spread the word. [ERA Action]
  • April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center has lots of way that you can take action. [National Sexual Violence Resource Center]
  • NPR interviewed Ari Seth Cohen, talking about his blog Advanced Style, which features the beautiful and stylish older women of NYC. [NPR, Advanced Style]
  • We all know Rosa Parks, but she wasn't the first to refuse to give up her seat on the bus. Democracy Now interviews Claudette Colvin, who was just 15 when she was arrested for doing the same. [Democracy Now, NewBlackMan (in Exile)]
  • The National Magazine Award nominees have been announced, and this year half of them are women! [Mother Jones]
  • A six-year-old girl in Afghanistan was going to be sold into marriage to repay her father's debt, until an anonymous donor paid the debt. [New York Times]
  • New York State Sen. Eric Adams has testified that the "stop and frisk" program was intended to intimidate minorities. [Raw Story]
  • We're getting ready for this weekend's season premiere of Mad Men and are excited to see what social and feminist storylines might be on the horizon. [Women's Voices For Change]
  • Speaking of Mad Men, John Hamm is getting really tired of people talking about his penis, and he's not the only one. [Tiger Beatdown]
  • The Yeah Yeah Yeahs released a video for "Sacrilege" from their upcoming album, depicting slut shaming to the extreme. [Feminspire]

Is there anything I missed? Share what you're reading in the comments!

 

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Preacher's Daughter: A Word About Slutwalk, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and Who Gets to Reclaim Racist Words and Traditions

Music post by Kristin Rawls on October 11, 2011 - 11:51am; tagged blackface, Carolina Chocolate Drops, hyperwhiteness, language reclamation, racism, rape, Sexual Violence, slut-shaming, tradition.

Full disclosure: I have had misgivings about Slutwalk from day one. "Slut" has never been a term used against me. Though the idea of reclaiming the word seems to resonate with many young, white heterosexual women, it is not clear to me that it's something that can unify all women. It felt alienating and exclusionary to me from the start.

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Douchebag Decree: Dallas Police Chief David Brown

Social Commentary post by Katie Waldeck on August 5, 2010 - 2:40pm; tagged David Brown, Douchebag Decree, rape, rape culture, Sexual Violence.

Douchebag decree

In the past year, rapes in the city of Dallas have increased 25.3%. Seriously. Such a huge increase of reported rapes would be shocking anywhere, but in a city where crime of all sorts is down 6.3%, a 25.3% jump in rape is astounding. At a Public Safety Committee meeting on Monday, though, Police Chief David Brown came up with a brilliant solution to decrease the number of rapes in the city. Not really though.

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The Biotic Woman: What Natural Disaster Means for Chilean Women

Social Commentary post by Brittany Shoot on March 1, 2010 - 9:30am; tagged Chile, gender, international aid, mainstream media, natural disaster, poverty, Sexual Violence, The Biotic Woman, women's health, women's rights.
Natural disasters are gendered, with women facing aid discrepancies at every step of the recovery process. Particularly in areas that are already impoverished, there are simply fewer opportunities to rebuild after a disaster. If women are already largely shut out of the more lucrative jobs, this continues the cycle of poverty. Women are often the ones overburdened with domestic responsibilities and largely responsible for caring for children and the elderly, which is also exacerbated by catastrophe. Often overlooked are reports of sexual violence following a disaster, but much like rape and sexual torture are weapons of war, they are also employed in the aftermath of disasters, connected with looting and other violent crime that rises during such unrest.
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Mukhtar Mai's Story Becomes a Film, But She's Still Waiting for Justice

Movies post by Tammy Oler on February 10, 2009 - 4:18pm; tagged Jay Roach, Katia Lund, Mukhtar Mai, Pakistan, Sexual Violence.

Mukhtar MaiMany of you have heard of Mukhtar Mai, a Pakistani woman who was gang raped in 2002 as revenge for an honor crime, an act that was authorized by her village elders.  Mukhtar spoke out about the crime and prosecuted her attackers - and won.  That is, until an appeals court overturned the convictions.  Mukhtar has been waging a legal battle in Pakistan in the years since, and, as a result, her safety has been constantly in jeopardy.  Despite that, she started the Mukhtar Mai Women's Welfare Organization to help support and education Pakistani women and girls, and has been an outspoken advocate for women's rights. 

Her story was included in the 2006 documentary Land, Gold and Women.  Now her story will be the subject of a feature film, too.  However, she still hasn't gotten justice in her legal battle.

More info on the film and a call to action after the jump...

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